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Trump Joins Johnson’s Effort to Get House Republicans to Pass Budget Plan

Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump were working to gather the votes to pass a budget resolution, a key step in Mr. Trump’s fiscal agenda.

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As G.O.P. Eyes Medicaid Cuts, States Could Be Left With Vast Shortfalls

Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could gut one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.

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Speaker Mike Johnson, wearing a dark suit and maroon tie, walks in the middle of a group of men wearing dark suits. He carries a binder. — Kenny Holston/The New York Times

The House Wants to Pass Trump’s Agenda in One Big Bill. Here’s What’s in It.

In the Trump Era, Crafting a State Budget Becomes More Complicated

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Ukraine Agrees to Minerals Deal With U.S., Kyiv Officials Say

The White House did not confirm any agreement. President Trump has insisted that he wants “payback” for past aid.

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How Can Europe Talk to Trump? Flatter, Then Gently Resist.

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Some Republicans Sharply Criticize Trump’s Embrace of Russia at the U.N.

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Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, sits in a chair in front of a blue backdrop. People are sitting nearby, in chairs. — Tetiana Dzhafarova/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump

In announcing plans to hand-select the reporters who relay President Trump’s daily activities to the public, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.

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Judge Gives Trump Administration Deadline to Release Foreign Aid

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DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week

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“He is a business man and a genius, but I don’t know what his intentions are. Everybody in politics needs to be more clear about what they want.”

What 15 Americans Think About Elon Musk’s Role in U.S. Government

Americans are deeply split over Mr. Musk, with some welcoming his cuts to government and others outraged at what they see as an abuse of power.

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Trump Takes Aim at Law Firm Aiding Jack Smith

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Trump’s Transportation Dept. Targets Blue State Priorities

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Hundreds in Park Service Have Opted to Quit, Agency Memo Says

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Elon Musk sits in a crowd of people and wears a black MAGA hat.

Over 230,000 Sign Petition Calling for Musk’s Canadian Citizenship to Be Revoked

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Egg Prices Are Soaring. Bird Flu May Not Be the Only Culprit.

The nation’s biggest egg producer has seen rising revenues and profits. Now some Democrats are calling for an investigation into pricing practices in the industry.

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Americans’ Expectations of Higher Prices Could Unnerve the Fed

More Americans are starting to brace for higher prices as President Trump’s policies begin to take effect.

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Chickens stand near to stacks of brown eggs separated by fencing. — Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men?

By understanding the reasons, scientists hope to help both sexes age better.

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An illustration of an older man and woman standing beneath trees. The tree the man stands beneath is barren, while the woman's tree still retains its leaves. — Bianca Bagnarelli

The ‘Bulldog’ Installed by President Trump to Tame New York Prosecutors

The forceful approach that Emil Bove has taken toward the Southern District of New York underscores his own fraught relationship with the office.

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Emil Bove III, wearing a dark suit and tie, holds a binder and a bottle of water as he walks past police officers in uniform. — Dave Sanders for The New York Times

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Bill Burr Is About to Hit Broadway. Broadway Better Duck.

The acerbic comic sounds like a David Mamet character, and thanks to Nathan Lane, he’s making his Broadway debut as one in “Glengarry Glen Ross.”

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Bill Burr, in a taupe sweater and black pants stands with his hands raised and his index fingers pointing at his own head. — OK McCausland for The New York Times

The Iron Curtain Casts a Long Shadow Over Germany’s Election

The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country, and increasingly for a party that has been linked to neo-Nazis.

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Huge Loss at German Central Bank Adds to Gloomy Outlook

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Andrew Cuomo Is Said to Be Nearing a Run for Mayor

The former governor, who resigned in disgrace, has not officially entered the New York City mayoral race. But he has spent months laying the groundwork.

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A close-up of Andrew M. Cuomo’s face as he sits in front of a microphone in a dark suit, white collared shirt and red striped tie. — Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times

From Jihadist to President: The Evolution of Syria’s New Leader

Ahmed al-Shara’s unlikely path from membership in Al Qaeda to head of state has raised questions about how he intends to govern Syria.

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Ahmed al-Shara, a bearded man in green fatigues, stands above a group of men in an ornate room. Some in the crowd hold up cameras. — Abdulaziz Ketaz/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Facing Early-Onset Alzheimer’s, She Fought for the Right to Plan Her Death

Sandra Demontigny, 45, pushed Quebec to become one of the few places to allow people to choose a medically assisted death sometimes years in advance.

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To the Point: Short Novels Dominate International Booker Prize Nominees

The majority of the books nominated for the prestigious award for fiction are under 200 pages long.

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6 Takeaways From Alec and Hilaria Baldwin’s TLC Reality Show

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6 Things E.R. Doctors Wish You’d Avoid

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‘Zero Day’ Is a Throwback Thriller With Modern Echoes

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For a Mother and Son, Life Above a Brooklyn Library

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Bret Stephens

America’s Most Shameful Vote Ever at the U.N.

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James Carville: It’s Time for a Daring Political Maneuver, Democrats

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A person wearing a “Vote Blue” baseball cap stands in a row of bleachers in front of an enormous American flag. — Damon Winter/The New York Times

Brooke Harrington

Trump Is Like F.D.R. — Only in Reverse

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Dana H. Allin and Jonathan Stevenson

America and Russia Are on the Same Side Now

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A Theory of Media That Explains 15 Years of Politics

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Three Years: Reflections on the Ukraine War

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Arianne Phillips

You Can Thank Bob Dylan for the Cut of Your Jeans

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Thomas B. Edsall

The Chaos Agenda Is Going Full Speed Ahead

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Carlos Lozada

Trump Is on the Border Between Common Sense and Nonsense

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Michelle Goldberg

Trump’s New Deputy F.B.I. Director Has It Out for the ‘Commie Libs’

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David French and Kori Schake

Trump’s Bargain With Putin Is ‘Shameful’

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How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right

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Scientists Describe Rare Syndrome Following Covid Vaccinations

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Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites

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Jen Psaki Gets Nightly Prime-Time Show at MSNBC

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1,200 Acres of Powder for Around $100: Skiing a Vermont Gem

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Supreme Court Grants New Trial to Death Row Inmate in Oklahoma

Both sides had told the justices that long-suppressed evidence had undermined the case against the inmate, Richard Glossip.

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Unknown Deadly Illness Strikes Democratic Republic of Congo

The outbreak has been traced, tentatively, to three children who ate a bat, the W.H.O. said. Known threats like Ebola and Marburg have been ruled out.

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Their Album Is Wordless. Will Their Protest Against A.I. Resound?

A group of musicians that includes Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer created a “silent record” in outrage at a proposed change to British copyright law.

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As Pope Lingers in Critical Condition, an Anxious Wait Intensifies

Eleven days after Pope Francis was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.

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Apple’s Dictation System Transcribes the Word ‘Racist’ as ‘Trump’

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New York Public Radio to Lay Off About 7% of Staff

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Woman Will Plead Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Presleys and Sell Graceland

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Taiwan Detains a Chinese-Crewed Ship After Undersea Cable Severed

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Joann, 80-Year-Old Crafts and Fabrics Retailer, Will Close All Stores

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Al Trautwig, a Mainstay in the TV Booth at Madison Square Garden, Dies at 68

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Why Your Big Sister Resents You

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A leg is stretched out along a floor with toes facing the ceiling. A blue workout band is wrapped around the big toe and stretches it backward. — Nicholas Sansone for The New York Times

For a Strong Body, You Need Strong Feet

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Your Questions About Sodium, Answered

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Is ‘Zone 2’ the Magic Effort Level for Exercise?

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8 Factors That Can Raise Your Heart Disease Risk

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Culture and Lifestyle

The Showgirl Must Go On

Gypsy Wood, a dancer and cabaret artist, is more than at home on the stage. But it was her Las Vegas ranch house that landed a big role in “The Last Showgirl.”

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A woman wearing a long pink dress sits on a green sofa cradling a small dog. — Gaby Jeter for The New York Times

$720,000 Homes in Nice, France

Take a look at a top-floor unit, as well as a two-bedroom with sea views.

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The Perfect Girl Next Door

How do you live your mediocre life in the shadow of a hipster goddess?

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Fashion That Lasts for Generations

For spring, designers are embracing the elegance of timeless, uniform-inspired clothes.

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An M.L.B. Pitcher Explains Why He Changed His Name

“Everybody’s freaking out about this for no reason,” the Twins right-hander Louis Varland said.

Steve Carrell, Justin Bieber and the Story of a Charity Hockey Game

“These guys were ready,” the actor Vince Vaughn said.

The ‘One in a Million’ N.F.L. Draft Prospect Most People Haven’t Seen Play

After starring at Middlebury, Thomas Perry has established himself as arguably the strongest player in the class.

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The Controversial Idea Being Considered by the Big Ten and SEC

Packers Are Said to Have Proposed a ‘Tush Push’ Ban

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